वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-87, verse-9

तमृषिं पृष्ठतः सीता सान्वगच्छदवाङ्मुखी ।
कृताञ्जलिर्बाष्पगला कृत्वा रामं मनोगतम् ॥९॥

9. tamṛṣiṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ sītā sānvagacchadavāṅmukhī ,
kṛtāñjalirbāṣpagalā kṛtvā rāmaṃ manogatam.

9. tam ṛṣim pṛṣṭhataḥ sītā sā anvagacchat avāṅmukhī
kṛtāñjaliḥ bāṣpagalā kṛtvā rāmam manogatam

9. sītā avāṅmukhī kṛtāñjaliḥ bāṣpagalā rāmam
manogatam kṛtvā tam ṛṣim pṛṣṭhataḥ sā anvagacchat

9. Sita followed that sage from behind, her face turned downwards, her palms joined, her throat choked with tears, as she kept Rama in her thoughts.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind, at the back

• सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

• सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that one)

• अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - followed

• अवाङ्मुखी (avāṅmukhī) - having a downcast face, facing downwards

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having joined palms, with folded hands (as a gesture of respect)

• बाष्पगला (bāṣpagalā) - whose throat is choked with tears

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - holding (Rama in her mind) (having done, having made, having placed, holding)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)

• मनोगतम् (manogatam) - gone into the mind, thought of, residing in the mind

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind, at the back

(indeclinable)

Derived from pṛṣṭha (back) with the suffix -tas.

सीता (sītā) - Sita (name of Janaka's daughter, Rama's wife)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita, furrow, line

सा (sā) - she (Sita) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

अवाङ्मुखी (avāṅmukhī) - having a downcast face, facing downwards

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avāṅmukha

avāṅmukha - having a downcast face, facing downwards

Compound type : bahuvrihi (avāk+mukha)

• avāk – downwards, down
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having joined palms, with folded hands (as a gesture of respect)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having joined palms, with folded hands

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the cavity formed by joining the open palms, a gesture of reverence
  noun (masculine)

बाष्पगला (bāṣpagalā) - whose throat is choked with tears

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpagala

bāṣpagala - whose throat is choked with tears

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāṣpa+gala)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• gala – throat, neck
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - holding (Rama in her mind) (having done, having made, having placed, holding)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Indeclinable participle formed from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

मनोगतम् (manogatam) - gone into the mind, thought of, residing in the mind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manogata

manogata - gone into the mind, thought of, residing in the mind

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+gata)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, passed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rāmam'